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CHAPTER
SAT/ACT Chapter Test
3 For use after Chapter 3

Multiple Choice 7. The perimeter of the triangle shown is

28 meters. What is the value of x?
1. What is the solution of x 2 37 5 219?
A 256 B 218 C 15
2x m (x 1 1) m
D 18 E 56

k (2x 1 2) m
2. What is the solution of } 5 29?
3
A 1 B 4 C 5
1
A 227 B 23 C 2}3 D 10 E 27
D 3 E 27
8. What is the solution of
0.5n 1 2.8 2 0.4n 5 6.2 2 0.1n?
3. What is the solution of 4.6h 1 5.4h 5 60?
A 217 B 1.7 C 3.4
A 275 B 26 C 6
D 17 E No solution
D 10 E 600
9. Dave plans to rent a 14-foot truck for a two-
4. The output of a function is 11 more than
day move. At truck rental agency A, Dave
twice the input. What is the input when the can rent a truck for $29.95 per day plus $.99
output is 57? per mile driven. At truck rental agency B,
A 223 B 0 C 5 Dave can rent a truck for $50 per day plus
$.49 per mile driven. After how many miles
D 23 E 34
driven is the rental cost of the truck the same
at both agencies?
5. At a vacation resort, you can water ski for
$35 per hour plus a $20 fee for equipment A 40.1 miles B 54 miles
rental. Your bill came to $125. How many

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C 80.2 miles D 159.9 miles
hours did you water ski?
E 200 miles
A 2.5 hours B 3 hours C 4.5 hours
D 5 hours E 5.5 hours 10. What is the value of w in the proportion
20 w
} 5 }?
6. Which equation represents Step 2 in the 12 18
solution process?
A 3 B 30 C 36
Step 1 10x 2 9(x 1 6) 5 31
D 240 E 360
Step 2 ?
Step 3 x 2 54 5 31 11. Last year the local community college had
Step 4 x 5 85 a total enrollment of 1000 students. Of the
1000 students, 532 were male. Find the ratio
A 10x 2 9x 2 54 5 31
of the number of female students enrolled to
B 10x 2 9x 1 54 5 31 the total number of students enrolled.
C 10x 1 9x 2 54 5 31 A }
117
B }
133
C }
468
250 250 532
D 10x 2 9x 2 6 5 31
250 250
E 10x 2 9x 1 6 5 31 D }
117
E }
133

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CHAPTER
3
SAT/ACT Chapter Test continued
For use after Chapter 3

12. What is the value of t in the proportion 17. What is the solution of
5.6 2 t
} 5 }?
21 7(x 6) = 11x 2?
t 1 3.4 4
19
A 28.6 B 26.4 C }
5
19
D }
3
E 8.6

13. Mary spends $4.50 for one adult bus pass.

After she enrolls in classes she will pay the
student price of $3.15. What is the percent
decrease of the cost of her ticket? 18. What number is
A 3% B 7% C 30% D 70% 16.2% of 550?

14. What percent of 225 is 108?

A 2.08% B 26% C 32%
D 48% E 52%

15. Which equation is not equivalent to

2x 1 y 1 6 5 4x 1 1?
A y 5 2x 1 7 B y 5 2x 2 5
19. Your family is driving
y15 1 5 from Harrisburg,
C x5}2
D x 5 }2 y 1 }2
Pennsylvania to San
E 2x 2 y 5 5 Antonio, Texas, a trip
of 1430 miles. You begin
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the trip with a full tank

Gridded Response
of gas and after traveling
16. A rectangular vegetable 350 miles, you refill the
garden has a width of tank for $35. How much
4 feet and a perimeter should you plan to spend
of 18 feet. What is the on gasoline for the entire
length of the vegetable trip?
garden (in feet)?

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10. p 5 5 11. z 5 10 12. w 5 16 13. c 16. d 5 12 17. 33 necklaces 18. a 5 216

14. 12 years old 15. y 5 215 16. no solution 19. b 5 36 20. c 5 3.125 21. d 5 3
17. b 5 212 18. c 5 6 19. d 5 15 2
22. f 5 2} 23. g 5 214 24. 24 pounds
1 3
20. n 5 25 21. v 5 1 } 22. x 5 0
ANSWERS

3 25. 6 cups 26. 400 27. 125% 28. 133

23. a 5 21 24. 45 heads 25. 45% 26. 6
27. 51,250 voters 28. increase; 20%
29. decrease; 15% 30. y 5 25x 1 12
2A
31. y 5 22x 2 5 32. y 5 3x 2 4 33. h 5 }
b 34. h 5 }
Chapter Test B
1
1. x 5 25 2. b 5 1 3. d 5 212 4. y 5 }
2
5. t 5 23 6. w 5 3 7. m 5 2 8. c 5 0
9. y 5 2 10. no solution 11. a 5 2
12. z 5 24
13. 722 5 295 1 3x; x 142.3; 142 sets. The
number of sets must be a whole number. The radio
station needs 2 more CDs to make 143 complete
sets.
14. 24x 1 552 5 5250; $195.75
15. x 1 x 1 45 5 211; 128 girls; 83 boys
16. y 5 15 17. w 5 3.3 18. t 5 212
19. m 5 3 20. x 5 7 21. z 5 27
1
22. 5000 sunfish 23. 2 } cups of flour 24. 200
2
25. 150% 26. 12.19 27. 35 28. 69,000 seats
29. decrease; about 15.3% 30. increase; 60%
29. 48% 30. $174.49 31. 80% increase
1 2 4
32. y 5 } x 1 4 33. y 5 } x 2 }
3 3 3
S 2 2 r 2
35. 4 in.
2 r
Standardized Test A
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A
9. D 10. B 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. B
7
15. C 16. C 17. D 18. D 19. 23.5 or 2}
2
20. a. S 5 0.85p b. $15.30
21. a. $120 b. $702; Add the amount of interest
I
earned, $52, to the principal, $650. c. P 5 }
rt
d. $1500
Standardized Test B
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B
9. D 10. D 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C
15. B 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. 21
20. a. C 5 0.65P or C 5 P 2 0.35P b. $85;
solve the equation 55.25 5 0.65P
21. a. $5437.50 b. $31,562.50; The simple
interest calculates to be $6562.50. This amount
must be added to the original $25,000 borrowed

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31. y 5 5x 2 7 32. y 5 2}x 1 2 I
3 for a total of $31,562.50. c. P 5 }
rt d. $12,500
b 1 18.85
33. h 5 } 34. about 169 cm Standardized Test C
0.26
35. about 67 in. 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B
9. C 10. C 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. B
Chapter Test C
1 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. 4.25
1. n 5 216 2. b 5 23.7 3. y 5 2}
8 20. a. v 5 0.88p b. 500 volunteers; Solve the
4 2 equation 440 5 0.88p.
4. x 5 12 5. b 5 2} 6. z 5 }
3 5 21. a. $319.31 b. $15,493.75; Add the amount of
7. 410 5 36(2) 1 3x; x 112.7; 112 envelopes. interest, $14,800(0.0625)(0.75), or $693.75, to the
The number of envelopes must be a whole I
principal. c. r 5 }
Pt
d. 2.5%
number. The venue needs 2 more free tickets to
make 113 envelopes. SAT/ACT Chapter Test
4 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. D
8. 6.5 ft, 6.5 ft, and 21 ft 9. m 5 }
3
9. C 10. B 11. A 12. E 13. C 14. D
2
10. b 5 9.4 11. x 5 6 12. w 5 } 15. A 16. 5 ft 17. 210 18. 89.1 19. $143
11
13. c 5 210 14. no solution 15. t 5 0

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